The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-10-20
STRANGE IMPuLs SEES.
Una rrouhtabis Actions Committed b
Seemingly sane Persona

Una rrouhtabi. Actions Committed b
Seemingly sane Persona
very understandable outrage is re.
corded Of Charles Matthews. He had
lived for some days very restless and
inactive life. In this stale of mind a
party Of gentlemen called upon him
and proposed a days excursion. "My
husband : depressed spirits. says Mrs.
Matthews. "were exhilarated BY the
beauty nf the weather aud the prospect
of a days pleasure in the open air.
lie had not ridden ont Of the city for
some weeks. and was in state OF
childish delight and excitement. AT
this moment his eyes turned on one Of
the party. very little man. who was
p"rched ON u very tall horse. and who
seemed unusually grand and impor.
iant Mr.. Matthews looked at him fOI
moment. and the next knocked him
IN with a smart blow. telling him To
the ground. The whole party was
struck with horror. but no one felt
more shocked than he who had com
mitied the outrage. He dismuunted.
picked mp the little victim. and de-
clared himself unable TO give any mo-
tive for the action. but that il was an
impulse he could not resist
A labOrer in Paris returning home
from his work one evening was seizrd
with an uneonquerable desire to run.
He rushed upon the quay which goes
from the Louvre to the Greye. over
coming every obstacle. Many at
tempts were made to stop him.
hut without success. and he con-
iinued running. irresistibly inn
PEELED. and yet desiring to stop.
until he engaged one arm in a wheel
of carriage. Thus retained, he re-
covered his breath and walked away a
if nothing had happened He was fire.
quently seized with this propensity to
run. and was at length confined in the
hospital. when IL was discovered that
he had 4 disease Of the spinal marrow.
One day a man rushed down Co the
parapet Of the Pont Neuf and threw
himself of into the Seine Some Of the
.bystanders saw him and dragged him
out. On being questioned as 10 hi
motive for acting in so strange a man.
ner he replied: 81 ,an not give any ac-
count; am in the happiest situation in
the world; have never been III; have |
no present troubles; nor. To my knowl- |
rdge. approaching ones ! can only |
reeollect my arrival ON the Pont Neui
and being dragged ont Of the water
A man. apparently in perfect health.
was attacked with a sudden disposition
10 destroy. lie took up stick, and.
without discrimination. broke every
thing that presented itself before him.
After a short time be claimed down aud
appeared to be restored to himself He
knew nothing Of what he had done.
and became much irrilaied when shown
the remnants If the shattered articles.
He was again seized with the SAME
frenzy and committed a murder.
A woman, who became afterward an
inmate Of hospital. had a propensity
Ia hack herself all over with any SHARP
instrument she could lay her hands on.
IL was not her purpose To kill herself
only she said she experienced fasci-
mating pleasure whenever she succre,lrd
in drawing blood.
A lady guing out to the East Indies
was often hearl TO express 4 wish t.
experience the sensation Of drowning.
One morning. after gazing for some
Time into the water. she did actually
jump overheard. Luckily for her. the
vessel was living becalmed. and dozen
willing men jumped in TO save her
The case is recorded by Tissot of a
young woman in whom the initiative
faculty was 50 strongly developed that
she could not avoid doing every thing
she saw others do. Babauis has an
account Of a man similarly disposed.
and who experienced insupportablr
suffering IL prevented from yielding
10 the impulse.
A woman. who had an irresistible
lropensity 10 destroy. guing into
r,uni once while tea was bring pr
lared. could not resist the temptation
% sweep the contents Of the table on
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